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a FIFrY-poLLAR "FLAPJAcK.,
What it Cost a Woman TO Throw a Pan
cake at The First Lady,,

ST. LOUIS, October 18th.-Mrs Annie
Lachs, the woman who threw the pancake
into the lap of Mrs. Cleveland the day the
Presidential party were at the Fair Grounds
in this city, was fined $50 in the Police
Court to-day. The woman disclaims any
disrespect for Mrs. Cleveland, and said she
threw the cake in spirit of fun. But the
testimony was against her, and the Court
thought the fun worth $50. The woman
took an appeal
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FANCY GOODS DEPARTMENT..

One lot of Ladies' Knit Shetland Shaws, full
size; Colors Cardinal. Pink and Black, 75C each.
One line of Ladies' Black BoucIe Jerseys,
superior quality, in all sizes, at 81 each.
500 dozen Ladies' Misses and Chdrens
Fancy Border Handkerchiefs all excellent value,
at 2, and 5 cents EACH
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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Several Men Injured by a Premature
Explosion In Colorado.

TRINIDAD, October 1Sth.-At Spaldine's
Camp, in Emery's Gap, sixty miles from
here, on Saturday premature explosion
occurred where party were blasting rock
on the grade of the Denver, Texas and Fort
Worth railway. The foreman is reported
mortally wounded, another man severely
aud four or five Others more or less burt.
1t is presumed that the injured men are
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orally believed. The name of the latest al
legged murderer is John NJ. Oliver, farmer
of Peoria, Ill. These stories implicate
Hattie Woolsteen as an accessory, but there
seems to be nothing to justify such con-
clusion.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Horrible Death of a Coal Miner on a
Railroad Track.

lCopyiga, 1887. by lie California associated Pres,.I
VICTORIA, October l8th-Jas. Lawton, q
miner in the Wellington colheries, Sunday
evening at 6:30 o'clock laid down on a track
near Nanaimo,itis supposed while intoxica-
ted, and was run over by train and cut in
two. Deceased was 45 years old, and
leaves a wife and family in England.
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BIG LUMBER FIRE.
Heavy Loss by Fire in a Yuba County
Mountain Village.

ICopyTight 1857. by the California is.ocia.si Press
MARYsvILLE, October 1Sth.-The village
of Challenge Mills is nearly forty miles
from this city, in the mountains, and tele-
phOnic communication has been cut off
since last nights fire. 1t is reported that
the loss will be in the neighborhood of
$40, 1000 and that there was but small in
surance on the property. A. NJ Leach.
owner of the burned premises does a large
lumber business, and has another mill in
the same neighborhood. From Challenge
Mills village his lumber is flumed down TO
Moore's station, on the Marysville and Oro.
vile Railroad. About $4,000 worth of
new machinery for his mills is at the EN-
pire Foundry here, not having been for
warded.
ESTIMATE or THE LOSS.
Icopyisht. 1857. by lie ai,or7.ic ssocia,ed Press.
MARYsvILLE, October 18th-TPostal
Press. l-Meager particulars in addition to
those received from Challenge Mills state
that only one mill belonging to Leach was
burned, and about 100000 feet of lumber
that the damage will be about $40. .OGO,
with little or no insurance.
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IN THE SUNNY SOUTH.
Interesting Incidents of the Presidents
Visit to Atlanta.

ATLANTA. October 1Sth.-The President
and other officers of the Exposition called
on the President and Mrs. Cleveland at
o'clock and escorted them to the Capitol
where they were received by Governor
Gordon and visiting Governors, the Sn-
preme Court of the State, members of the
Governors staff United States officials,
municipal authorities and members of the
Legislature were presented to the city's
guests.
This ceremony over, the distinguished
visitors, escorted by Senators Brown and
Colquitt, and accom- panied by the visiting
tinction, proceeded to the Exposition
grounds. II. w. Grady, Vice President of
the Exposition, in brief but eloquent
speech extended welcome TO the Presi-
dent, TO which the latter responded.
After the President concluded there were
calls for Governor Gordon, who spoke
briefly. The public reception at the Fair
Grounds was pleasant affair.
"oNcE MORE TO THE BREEZE"
ATLANTA, October lSth-A local paper is
authority for the statement that a Conied-
crate flag is among the decorations of the
town. 1t says: AT No. u Wheat street
floats once more to the breeze the
red-white-and-red, with thirteen stars.
that emblem of the dead COnfederacy.
Some kind hand decorated the picture of
the great chieftain, Hon. Jefferson Davis,
with the Confederate colors. The old SOL
diers when they passed by took of their
hats, and in their hearts all Southerners do
him reverence"
ANOTHER EPISODE.
Last night, not very long after the
arrival of the President at his room in
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NOT BELIEVED.

The Late Theory of the Harlan Murder
Not Generally Credited.
ICopyrsg, 1857, by Ge California 1ssOcsasod Press
Los ANGELES, October ISth.-The long
winded articles in some of the morning pa
pers here to-day purporting to give an ac-
count of the murder of DR.. Harlan by a
cousin of the Woolsteen sisters, is not gen.
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II ASrSRN RACES.
The Favorites Win Every Race at BaltI-
more Yesterday.


BALTIMORE, October 1Sth-There was a
light rain to-day, but the track was good.
The fve-eighths of mile had nine starters.
King Crab (favorite) won, Vance second
Speedwell third. Time, l:02&.
The three-quarters had twelve starters
Stnyvesant (favorite) won, Bradford second,
Patrocles third. Time, 1:l51.
The mile and one-eighth, Oriole handi-
cap, had eight starters Kingston (favorite)
won, Haggin's Firenzi second, Baldwin's 5
Volante third. Time, 1:56.
The mile and five-eighths, Breckenridge
stakes, had three starters. Hanover (fay-
orite) won, Glenmound second, Stockton
third. Time, 2:52l.
The mile and quarter had eight starters.
Elkwood (favorite) won, Jennie B. second
Vosburg third. Time, 2:l13. Haggin' 5
Hidalgo ran.
RACING IN KENTUCKY.
LEXINGTON (Ky), October 1Sth.-The
weather was cloudy and cool and the track
fast. The one and one sixteenth miles
had six starters. Poteen (favorite) won.
Nickfnzer second, Libretto third. Time,
1:5O.
The three quarters, Walters stakes, had
seven starters. Hypocrite won Ocean (fav-
orite) second, Princess Blandina third.
Time, 1:l62.
The five-e e-eighths, selling, had thirteen
starters. Filter (tavorite) won, Balance
second, Jack Cocks third. Time, 1:O33.
The mile and a quarter, Citizens handi-
cap, had seven starters. Florimore won,
Wary (favorite) second, Longalight third.
Time, 2091.
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Interesting to Americans.

LONDON, October 1Stb.-I is officially
announced that the Niger districts in
Western Africa, including the east line be-
tween lagos and the western bank of the
Rio Del Rey and the Niger Company's land
are under British protection.
Death OF a French Anfhcr.
PAEIs, October 18th Alfred Auguste
Cuviiier Fleury, the author, is dead.
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GENTS FURNISHING GOODS.

One lot of Mems Gray Flannel Undershirts
and Drawers, at rs cents per Garment.
One lot Mems All-Wool Scarlet Knit Drawers
at rs cents pair.
One lot of Mems Fancy Stripe Socks finished
seams, IL l-2 cents pair.
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TROUBLE AHEAD

Prospect of a Bloody Vendetta In West
Virginia.
CHARLKsroS wv. Va}. October 18th
Since the murder of Rev Thomas Ryan in
Roane county and the subsequent lynch
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A bra0ch of The Y NJ. I. will be iRsti
tuted in Gait next Sunday.
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being cared for at the camp or near by. As
no eye-witnesses have come from the soene,
no further particulars can, at this hour, be
obtained
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On the American Plan.

LONDON, October 1Sth.-The Discouat
Bank of Leibsic, the capital of which is
1900, 600 marks, has failed, in consequences
of unlawful speculation. The Directors of
the bank have abseonded with an enor-
nous amount of spoils and all of the banks
stock. Berlin exchange is two per cent
lower. The Berlin bankers are largely in
tnrnstnn
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FOREIGN TOPICS.
GLADSTONE ADDRESSES SEVERAL
ENGLISH MEETINGS.
Corrupt Beipsic Bankers Comments
OF the French Press-Iiondon
Mobs Still Riodng.
THAT LONDON MOB.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RsoosD-Uruor.
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PACIFIC COAST.
PROGRESS GF THE DASSONVILLE
MURDER CASE.
Gibbons-Deaths OH Railroad
Tracks-Brush Fires.
CALIFORNIA INTERESTS.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooED.us1os.l
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sG The WEEKLY
UNION" contains more
news. and has a larger
circulation than any
weekly upon the p a.
CifiC Coast.
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fne "RscokD-UNIoN"
Z the only paper on the
coast, outside Of San Fran
DISCO, that receives full Asso-
siated Press Disp patches from
all parts of the world.
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Another Woodland Fire.
lCopwigAt, 1857. by tie California Associated P

al
WOODLAND, October lSth.--This morning
at Sis o'clock the residence Of w. w. Por-
ter, on the corner of College street and Lin
coin avenue became iguited and burned to
the ground. The fire-eneine is not yet
repaired, and no means existed to fight the
flames except garden-hose and buckets 1t
is a miracle that the entire block of fine
residences did not burn, as a stiff breeze
was blowing. The origin of the fire is a
complete mystery, as no fire had existed in
the house since the evening previous. Loss,
81 600.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-16
solaoo for a Duh Play.

The other evening at one Of the theatres
q newspaper man had tho good fortune to
have for his right hand ncighbor q very
pretty girl. The play was rather dali,
and the journalist wickedly amused him.
self by watching the charming little We
man. Both she and her escort felt til
dramatist's dullness and yawned freely
through the first act The second act
showed no improvement, and toward it,
close the escort whispered something t.
the lady. She gave an eager consent tc
his proposition, and then he began search
through his pockets. Finally he produced
store of small coin, which he divided
into two portions and gave one to the lady.
Then he ratified penny in his hand and
she did the same. Both showed theil
coins, and as she matched him she uttered
o little shrek of delight and grasped hei
winnings.
For the rest of the evening these two
forgot the drama in the gambling. al
first the man won, much to the disgust Of
his companion. Then fortune took an
other turn and the lady won right on tt
the end of the game. Five or six times
she replenished her escorts stock, ant
when the curtain fell she must have beer
ahead ut least $3.50 The newspaper mar
was panied to observe, however, that hel
system could hardly be called fair, for sh'
held the coin ON its edge in her hand ant
as soon as the gentleman showed whethe
his was head or tail up she dropped her
on tne side that would win. Philadelphia
Cali
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-16
A Loud Call for Beans.

There is no one thing that New Eng
land man misses so much in New York as
plate of good, old-fashioned baked beans.
1t Is estimated that there are 100, 200
strangers here every day, and a large
number come from the eastern states.
And yet with the constant call day after
day for baked beans the hotel men and
restaurant keepers have made no progress
toward supplying the demand. Outside
Of half dozen places, there is nowhere in
The metropolis that this famous dish can
De had. There are, of course, thousands
Of eating houses where baked beans arc
regularly served But they are such
beansl They are cooked in huge shallow
pans. arc as white as milk, and when they
are dished out they look as IL they had
been ''squashed' in a mortar. There is
never any pork in them, no juice and they
are as tasteless as water. They are al.
ways served with q great slab of boiled
beef or ham, and to q person who has
been accustomed TO the good old Massa.
chusetts dish they are delusion and ar
absurd joke. Still, this is all the New
Workers know Of baked beans. They cal
them now and then and suppose they are
tasting the real thing, and in their ignor
anco wonder why the tabled sustenance Of
Boston is SO popular. Taking into consid
Grafton tho great number Of New England
people here, it seems as IL there was q for.
tune in store for the man who would come
to New York and give the people taste
Of the good, old-fashionod Boston baked
bcans-Spring0eld Republican.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-16

To DO successful shorthand writer
does not require a marvellous memory,
but It docs require long, patient drill, u
supple hand, capable of swift movement
and power of association that enables
one without thought to run together such
forms into phrases rs are appropriate.
Tho general failure IL made In reading
tho notes. To look ut mass of snnky
lines resembling moro the coiling, kissing
headgear or the Medusa than anything
else, and from II evolve q business letter
exact in every word, slight mistake in
which might cost the firm some thousands
of dollars, requires downright courage
Gaping long discouraging, and IL seems
many times TO the apprentice an abso-
lutely hopeless struggle.
| The young man or woman who leaves
good photographic school after n nix
months course expecting TO step into q
good position and 90 TO work, is doomed
TO bitter disappointment After waiting
from one TO three months, in which steady
practice Is imperative, there win probably
occur an opening where a stenographcr is
wanted who can write the firms letters
on an inferior machine with which the
nspirant is unacquainted, do some clerk
ing and book keeping, answer tiio tele-
! phone and once In while knowledge Of
| telegraphy is also asked. For these
modest requirements the salary offered
viii be about half what is expected. The
young stenographer will also find his lack
Of experience considered such an almost
insuperable obstacle that he viii some
times wonder If he really ought not to pay
the firm a small consideration for the
| privilege Of doing their work. Let him
persevore, however. One weeks practice
there, II he Is made Of the right stuff, will
DO worth twice the time at the school,
Two or three such experiences, two or
three seeming failures, and he viii at last
get his foot on the first round of the lad
dcr.-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
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How peculiar some people are. guess
It must be a heritage For instance,
CHANGED to be In street car the other day
and overheard two Indies converGing,
One of them said; Nov, wasn't that
delightful reception at Mr.. Blanks the
other afternoon Yet tho paper scarcely
mentioned it. Why, everybody was
thore.'
''Yes; but you know Mrs, Blank is In
mourning; and, Of course, 1t wouldn't do
to have it in the papers 1t wouldn't be
right, you know"
"No, Of course not; wonder l didn't
think Of that
And thus they chatted couldn't help
but hear. To my intense surprise learned
that it was quite the thing for ladies in
mourning TO give receptions, but under
the rose. Much l marveled thereat. |
am opposed 10 mourning. We were not
put here TO mourn. If our ideas Of Chritz,
tianity are right, we haven't anything to
mourn for on the death OF relative or
friend, for they are better of. II Is proper
and right to show the grief we feel on tho
occasion, but to mourn for year or Sc
and go around in this gay world looking
like funeral procession is not right.
Therefore it struck me as peculiarly funny
that in the upper circles it is not consid-
cred wrong to brighten up the mourning
period with little enjoyment, but that 1t
was wrong to let anybody know 1t. Yes,
this Is queer world, and lots OF peculiar
people there are in Minneapolis Trib-
une.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-16
Advantages Of whitewasI..

Whitewash has many uses, political and
moral, Tor immoral rather) as well az
economic. But as fire cxtinguisher 1t
has not been hitherto generally recognized
here. ''Do you know said scientific
gentleman the other day, "that it 10 next
10 impossible to burn whitewashcd
fence? And do you know further, that
in France, to protect frame and the in
teriors of ether buildings from fire, the
walls, beams, joists and the under eide of
floorings are thickly coated with lime
wash before they arc placed in positlon9
1t is so, and il this course, which has pre-
vailed abroad almost from time immc-
mortal, were adopted here, it would save
many house, many o village, from de-
struction. ] do not mean to say that 1t
will prevent the spread Of fire once un-
der great Roadway; but from its unin-
flammable character it 10 guard against
tho prime ignition that often leads to dire
results" This little hint set the writer
to making inquiry among competent au-
thorities, and full confirmation of the doc
tors words YVES the outcome. Boston
Transcript.
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~ want a dozen eggs, but want eggs
as is eggs, and not none o. them as has bin
incurberated.
This was the way q little old woman
made her wants known in Second ave.
nue. grocery store this morning, and re-
porter, who was by, asked her what she
meant by ''incurberated eggs" and was
surprised at her answer.
We'll, my boy James lives up to West
Schuyler in Herkimer county. He's got
cutie smart place up there and raises
',hickens. That is, he chucls lot Of eggs
INTO kind Of box, turns on the gas,
puts thermometer into the box long
with the eggs, and then waits for 'em to
hatch, The eggs, though, that he puts in
tao box are all examined first. He buys
EN- from farmers and puts em in the box,
which he calls an incurbcrator. If, after
bein' in this incurberator awhile, Their.
eggs don't show they are fertile he take1
'em out of the box aud sends 'cm to mar
ket. Now, them eggs don't want, ia. /
don't believe they are good for nothin'.o
Inquiries developed the fact that the
old woman was right, and that many eggs
sent to market have been tested in Incu-
bators before they are shipped and been
found lacking in fertility New York
Mail and Express.
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Ready for Ha.d Work.

Mr.. J. G. Pangborn, who was for many
years prominently connected with the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, from which
he retired q little time ago, il now in town
telling all his old friends that he has de-
termined to stop making fortunes for
other folks and try to construct ono for
himself. lie is as original in his personal
affairs rs he used to be in business, ard 50
before he undertook this now venture he
went to the doctors Of large life insur.
ance company and said to them; "See
here, doctors, want to go into q scheme
that will take no end Of energy ard hard
work. am 40 years old, and want to
know whether my physical condition is
such that I can afford to pitch in and
work like horse Tor ten years" The
doctors stripped him and pounded him
and listened to his heart ana lungs, and
ended by telling him that he was in aa
good health as the average youth OF %,
ard needn't be afraid to paddle his own
caloe.-New York Sun.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-16
Tho Laws DELAYS and Abuses.

David Dudley Field is doing good GER
vice in his old age in protesting against
the laws delay" which now practically
amounts to o denial of justice in our
sourts. lie says the average length Of
the suits which are sent up to the court Of
appeals is five years. Matters are still
worse in the supreme court Of tho United
States. The whole aim Of our court ma
chnery seems to 10 to prolong litigation
and add TO the efnoluncnts Of the legal
profession. Then, as Mr.. Field points out,
how shocking Ia the condition Of cur GRIM
inal courts. There Gre 1900 untricd cases
in tho court Of general Sc ons ia this
city, yet in any civilized state particular
care shoald be taken that prompt justice
should be administered to petty criminals
who arc brought before cur police courts
Real Estate Record
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-16
GOLD AND SILVER.

Along her fathers field they strayed, :
All hecl1ed with cowslipa yellow,
A little dainty gold haired maid,
sturdy nine-year fellow
Ard there loves course they two began
tAh, thorny path for trendingO,
Aid vowed when they wero maid and man
The town should SEQ wedding,
Their golden curls were blown and blent,
Through watts OF fragrance trcadlng;
Sand ohm they murmured, well content,
Twill be golden wedding"
"'Tis time, said he, ITO claim her VOW"
and forth be went and found her;
But she was grown beauty now,
And hnlf the town was round her.
'Tsee, says he. you don't want moi"
Though teara were ripe for shedding
I'm Glad your eyes IRE good, says sh@
All, where's that golden wcddingY
He flung away, and left her there,
Such heart sore tear drops shedding,
And gossipg cried IN bland despair,
"Iie's spoiled the rarest wodding"
He sailed the seas, he beat tho French,
Two score good years no tnrricd,
And then he thought THAT little wench--
wonder II she's marrled''
Next weol; a blur old tar rolled past,
The Gabled High street trcading,
And ancient gossips crowed, AT last
We're like 70 have the weddingw
She'd waited for him forty years
Tho gray their locks were threading;
And some with smiles sad some with tears,
Eeheld their silver wedding.
IF, Langbridge in Good Words,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-16

A member Of the London Astronomical
society has pointed out that the common
assumption that fragment Of meteor
dust 10 larger than a mustard seed may
give the brilliancy of q first magnitude
star ia erroneous. To give that brightness
at distance Of 100 miles, about that at
which moteor3 are usually seen, would
require an electric lamp Of 10000 candle
power 1t is therefore probable that the
smallest visible meteors have o surface
equal to the incandescent portion Of 100
candle power electric arc, If not much
greater. Boston Budget.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-16
ITO EEIE PUBLIC!

Having purchased the business formerly
conducted under the firm name of r. Gaisser
same Of that OF Louis H. Galsser take pleas
IRE ia stating 10 the public and my patrons
generally that the business VIII he conducted
ms before, only on AN ininruVed method. nj
the old shops on Pest street, and respectfully
solicit n continuation af patronage heretofore
enjoyed; and IN this same connection / re-
uuest any persons holding claims against the
firm # T.. t3aisSer 4 son 10 Gle the same with
me Tor settlement. and also respectfully ask
all persons indebted 10 the firm Of f. Gaisser
< son to do me tile kindness 10 settle the
same, rs / now have entire control Of The bus
mess, and desire that allmatters be settled up
At LO us E.GAISSER,